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Blue Mountains based Japanse resident Ayaka Thompson (right) is organising an inaugural Japanese festival in the Blue Mountains in NSW. The first Small Japan Festival in the Blue Mountains will be held on Oct 19, 2025. Credit: Ayaka Thompson